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discordant syphylis testing
Scenario: asymptomatic woman requests STD testing due to cheating husband.
RPR positive at 1:1
FTA-ABS nonreactive
State autoreferral RPR positive at 1:2
Treponemal IgG EIA nonreactive
TP-PA reactive
Is this most likely a false positive low titer RPR? And then why the positive TP-PA?
RPR positive at 1:1
FTA-ABS nonreactive
State autoreferral RPR positive at 1:2
Treponemal IgG EIA nonreactive
TP-PA reactive
Is this most likely a false positive low titer RPR? And then why the positive TP-PA?
are these your test results? if so, make sure you also seek out herpes igg blood testing too at least 3 months after you last had sex with your partner to see what your status is.
ok than I'd wait a month and repeat your testing again at this point to see if your titers change significantly or not.
As far as I know the same sample was used for the state referral test, but if not it was within days of the initial test.
I curbsided an ID doc and his suggestion was to retest soon to see if the titer goes up. Apparently the public health doc offered to treat, but I haven't been able to confirm that yet.
I curbsided an ID doc and his suggestion was to retest soon to see if the titer goes up. Apparently the public health doc offered to treat, but I haven't been able to confirm that yet.
Is this most likely a false positive low titer RPR?
Yes that is possible.
Also another possibility could mean an early infection where not all antibodies have been produced.
Yes that is possible.
Also another possibility could mean an early infection where not all antibodies have been produced.
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